Funny Translation Fails and Alphabet Challenge
Das Wörterbuch
What can go wrong?
You are going to see real example where
translations have gone wrong. Look at the
underlined word and guess what could have gone
wrong when the person looked it up in a
dictionary or put it into google translate
•
The teacher is
fair
•
I get on
well
with my brother
•
I support West
Ham
•
I went to watch a
race
with my dad
•
We welcome all football
fans
•
I have
cream
curtains
The next picture shows the menu of a French restaurant. The owner
was not very good with a dictionary…
How fast do you know your
alphabet?
Which letter are missing?
a b c __ e f g h __ j k l m n __
p q r __ t u v w x y __
Answers
d i o s z
What is the next letter in the alphabet?
1.
o p q
2.
e f g
3.
l m n
4.
t u v
5.
h i j
6.
b c d
7.
r s t
Answers
1.
r
2.
h
3.
o
4.
w
5.
k
6.
e
7.
u
What is the letter before?
1.
__ p q r
2.
__e f g
3.
__l m n
4.
__t u v
Answers
1.
o
2.
d
3.
k
4.
s
Write the letters in the right alphabetical
order
1.
w x v y
2.
b c e d
3.
l k n m
4.
s b o
5.
e t c
6.
i m k
7.
l f p
Answer
1.
vwxy
2.
bcde
3.
klmn
4.
bos
5.
cet
6.
ikm
7.
flp
Break the code! Replace each letter with
the one that comes after it in the
alphabet and you will get a German
word! Write down the word and the
meaning
1.
ydgm
2.
gtmc
3.
rstgk
4.
cnqe
5.
akzt
Answers
1.
zehn
2.
Hund
3.
Stuhl
4.
Dorf
5.
blau
Look at the second or third letter, what
comes first in the alphabet?
Check with your dictionary
1.
Person Post Paar
2.
Spaghetti Sonntag sonst
3.
weiter weiss wer
4.
Frau frei Freitag
5.
April auch Apfel auf
Normally, ä is in the same area as a, ö
is like o, and ü is like u
ß is treated like ss
The dictionary
How can you find out…
…what kind of word it is?
….what gender it has?
…what different meanings there
are?
…what the plural is?
Online dictionaries
•
On your devices, look up the word
“work” on the following websites
http://dict.leo.org
www.wordreference.com
http://www.dict.cc/
https://translate.google.com
For each one find out …
•
if it gives you information
about word type
•
if it tells the plural
•
if it helps you to decide
which translation to use
•
if it helps with
pronunciation
•
if it tells you different
tenses/cases
•
if it gives you examples of
the word in use
Now translate the following words with your dictionary:
1.
Zwilling
2.
Mauer
3.
Lied
4.
kaufen
5.
häßlich
Answers
1.
twin
2.
wall
3.
song
4.
buy
5.
ugly
Who is the first one to find out how do say:
1.
snake
2.
monkey
3.
lion
4.
zebra
5.
spider
Answers
1.
Schlange
2.
Affe
3.
Löwe
4.
Zebra
5.
Spinne
Genders
m= der, f= die, n(t) = das
•
Finde den Artikel
Beispiel:
der
Baum
1.
_____Tisch
2.
_____ Auto
3.
_____ Uhr
4.
_____ Gardine
5.
_____ Komödie
6.
_____ Macht
7.
_____ Film
8.
_____ Sohn
9.
_____ Sendung
10.
_____ Vater
Antworten
1.
der Tisch
2.
das Auto
3.
die Uhr
4.
die Gardine
5.
die Komödie
6.
die Macht
7.
der Film
8.
der Sohn
9.
die Sendung
10.
der Vater
Somestimes just the gender can make a difference in
meaning, what do these pairs mean?
1.
die Leiter - der Leiter
2.
der See - die See
3.
die Steuer - das Steuer
•
Ich gebe der Leiter einen Tritt – I kick the ladder
•
Ich gebe dem Leiter einen Tritt – I kick the manager
•
Ich fahre an den See – I go to the lake
•
Ich fahre an die See – I go to the seaside
•
Ich übernehme das Steuer – I am taking over the steering wheel
•
Ich übernehme die Steuer – I am taking care of the tax
Plurals
-“ turns
normally the first a, o, u into ä ö ü
Baum m (-”e)
How to look up the plural
Plurals
•
der Sohn (-e)
•
der Vater ( - ̈)
•
der Hamburger(-)
•
der Abfall ( - ̈ e)
•
der Kimono (-s)
Answer
•
die Söhne
•
die Hamburger
•
die Äbfalle
•
die Kimonos
Noun? Verb? Adjective?
Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for
these sentences? Write the word type, then look
them up
1.
The dog
runs
away from the lion
2.
The fun
run
starts at eight
3.
I read it in the
press
4.
Press
the button.
5.
I have to
alert
you to the fact that…
6.
He was always
alert
Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for
these sentences? Write the word type, then look
them up
1.
The dog
runs
away from the lion – verb rennen
2.
The fun
run
starts at eight – noun das Rennen
3.
I read it in the
press
–noun die Presse
4.
Press
the button – verb drücken
5.
I have to
alert
you to the fact that… - verb alarmieren/ aufmerksam
machen
6.
He was always
alert
– adjective aufmerksam
Two meanings for one word
Find the infinitive/singular form of the underlined words
1.
He took a lot of
drugs
: LSD, Speed…
2.
The doctor prescribed me
drugs
3.
I fall
down
the ladder
4.
I go
down
the road
5.
I love pork
chops
6.
I was
chopping
wood
7.
I bring a
bag
to school
8.
I carry my shopping in a plastic
bag
9.
My boyfriend gave me a
ring
10.
I
ring
my mother every day
11.
The telephone is
ringing
Answers
1.
Droge
2.
Medikament/Medizin
3.
(her)runter
4.
entlang/hinunter
5.
Kotelette
6.
hacken
7.
(Schul)Tasche
8.
Tüte
9.
der Ring
10.
anrufen
11.
klingeln
Tenses
To see (sehen)
•
I see
•
He sees
•
We are seeing
•
I saw (in spoken text)
•
I saw (in written text)
Where in your dictionary/
website can you find out the
different tenses? Which
tense do you need?
To see (sehen)
•
I see
•
He sees
•
We are seeing
•
I saw (in spoken text)
•
I saw (in written text)
Where in your dictionary/
website can you find out
the different tenses? Which
tense do you need?
Answers
•
I see – Ich sehe
•
He sees – Er sieht
•
We are seeing – Wir sehen
•
I saw (in spoken text) – Ich habe gesehen
•
I saw (in written text) – Ich sah
•
Look up the underlinded word, but look at the
examples
to choose the correct meaning!
•
To fill up with
petrol
-
tanken
•
To
miss
the bus – Den Bus
verpassen
•
What is
wrong
with your arm? Was ist mit deinem Arm
los
?
•
We have some lemonade
left
over (check under “leave”) –
Wir haben noch Limonade
übrig
•
The soldier drives a
tank
– Der Soldat fährt einen
Panzer
•
I wear a new
watch
– Ich trage eine neue
Armbanduhr
•
My mum is planting many
bulbs
this year – Meine Mutter
pflanzt diese Jahr viele
Blumenzwiebeln
What word do you need to look up?
•
She
was speaking
to her teacher -
speak
•
We
went
to Spain-
go
•
Uncle Peter
has
never
watched
a horror film -
watch
•
We
swam
in the race-
swim
•
John and Jill
are allowed
to drive every car-
allowed
Across
•
2.
werden
•
4.
gedurft
•
5. machen
•
6. wisst
•
7. fuhr
•
9. konntest
•
Down
•
1. sind
•
2. würden
•
3. euch
•
5. müssen
•
8. hast
•
Sie
isst
Bonbons -
essen
•
Was
gibst
du mir? -
geben
•
Er
rief
an -
rufen
•
Er
liest
ein Buch -
lesen
•
Das
ist
ein hoher Baum -
sein
Explore real-life examples of translation errors, where words got hilariously mixed up in dictionaries or Google Translate. From "The teacher is fair" to "I went to watch a race with my dad", witness the mishaps that can occur when language is misunderstood. Test your alphabet knowledge with a missing letter challenge too.
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You are going to see real example where translations have gone wrong. Look at the underlined word and guess what could have gone wrong when the person looked it up in a dictionary or put it into google translate
The next picture shows the menu of a French restaurant. The owner was not very good with a dictionary
Original German newspaper article Seit der vorzeitig herbeigef hrten Bundestagswahl 2005 bekleidet mit der in der DDR aufgewachsenen Angela Merkel erstmals eine Frau das Amt des Bundeskanzlers. Google translate Since the early induced 2005 federal election clothed with the grown up in East Germany, Angela Merkel, the first woman to the office of Chancellor. In 2008, Germany came in the wake of a global financial and economic crisis. Should have translated as For the first time a woman holds the office of chancellor with Angela Merkel, who grew up in East Germany. She has been in power since the 2005 elections, which were conducted early.
How fast do you know your alphabet?
Which letter are missing? a b c __ e f g h __ j k l m n __ p q r __ t u v w x y __
Answers d i o s z
What is the next letter in the alphabet? 1. o p q 2. e f g 3. l m n 4. t u v 5. h i j 6. b c d 7. r s t
Answers 1. r 2. h 3. o 4. w 5. k 6. e 7. u
What is the letter before? 1. __ p q r 2. __e f g 3. __l m n 4. __t u v
Answers 1. o 2. d 3. k 4. s
Write the letters in the right alphabetical order 1. w x v y 2. b c e d 3. l k n m 4. s b o 5. e t c 6. i m k 7. l f p
Answer 1. vwxy 2. bcde 3. klmn 4. bos 5. cet 6. ikm 7. flp
Break the code! Replace each letter with the one that comes after it in the alphabet and you will get a German word! Write down the word and the meaning 1. ydgm 2. gtmc 3. rstgk 4. cnqe 5. akzt
Answers 1. zehn 2. Hund 3. Stuhl 4. Dorf 5. blau
Look at the second or third letter, what comes first in the alphabet? Check with your dictionary 1. Person Post Paar 2. Spaghetti Sonntag sonst 3. weiter weiss wer 4. Frau frei Freitag 5. April auch Apfel auf
Normally, is in the same area as a, is like o, and is like u is treated like ss
How can you find out what kind of word it is? .what gender it has? what different meanings there are? what the plural is?
For each one find out if it gives you information about word type if it tells the plural if it helps you to decide which translation to use if it helps with pronunciation if it tells you different tenses/cases if it gives you examples of the word in use Online dictionaries On your devices, look up the word work on the following websites http://dict.leo.org www.wordreference.com http://www.dict.cc/ https://translate.google.com
Now translate the following words with your dictionary: 1. Zwilling 2. Mauer 3. Lied 4. kaufen 5. h lich
Answers 1. twin 2. wall 3. song 4. buy 5. ugly
Who is the first one to find out how do say: 1. snake 2. monkey 3. lion 4. zebra 5. spider
Answers 1. Schlange 2. Affe 3. L we 4. Zebra 5. Spinne
m= der, f= die, n(t) = das Finde den Artikel Beispiel: der Baum 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. _____ Vater _____Tisch _____ Auto _____ Uhr _____ Gardine _____ Kom die _____ Macht _____ Film _____ Sohn _____ Sendung
Antworten 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. der Vater der Tisch das Auto die Uhr die Gardine die Kom die die Macht der Film der Sohn die Sendung
Somestimes just the gender can make a difference in meaning, what do these pairs mean? 1. die Leiter - der Leiter 2. der See - die See 3. die Steuer - das Steuer
Ich gebe der Leiter einen Tritt I kick the ladder Ich gebe dem Leiter einen Tritt I kick the manager Ich fahre an den See I go to the lake Ich fahre an die See I go to the seaside Ich bernehme das Steuer I am taking over the steering wheel Ich bernehme die Steuer I am taking care of the tax
How to look up the plural Baum m (- e) - turns normally the first a, o, u into
Plurals der Sohn (-e) der Vater ( - ) der Hamburger(-) der Abfall ( - e) der Kimono (-s)
Answer die S hne die Hamburger die bfalle die Kimonos
Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for these sentences? Write the word type, then look them up 1. The dog runs away from the lion 2. The fun run starts at eight 3. I read it in the press 4. Press the button. 5. I have to alert you to the fact that 6. He was always alert
Do you need a verb, an adjective or a verb for these sentences? Write the word type, then look them up 1. The dog runs away from the lion verb rennen 2. The fun run starts at eight noun das Rennen 3. I read it in the press noun die Presse 4. Press the button verb dr cken 5. I have to alert you to the fact that - verb alarmieren/ aufmerksam machen 6. He was always alert adjective aufmerksam
Find the infinitive/singular form of the underlined words 1. He took a lot of drugs: LSD, Speed 2. The doctor prescribed me drugs 3. I fall down the ladder 4. I go down the road 5. I love pork chops 6. I was chopping wood 7. I bring a bag to school 8. I carry my shopping in a plastic bag 9. My boyfriend gave me a ring 10.I ring my mother every day 11.The telephone is ringing
Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. anrufen 11. klingeln Droge Medikament/Medizin (her)runter entlang/hinunter Kotelette hacken (Schul)Tasche T te der Ring
To see (sehen) I see He sees We are seeing I saw (in spoken text) I saw (in written text) Where in your dictionary/ website can you find out the different tenses? Which tense do you need?
To see (sehen) I see He sees We are seeing I saw (in spoken text) I saw (in written text) Where in your dictionary/ website can you find out the different tenses? Which tense do you need?
